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Uncategorized Published - 5 May, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Epidural Analgesia During Childbirth and Postpartum Depressive Symptoms

AUTHORS: Eckerdal, Patricia PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: March 2020 – Volume 130 – Issue 3 – p 615-624 BACKGROUND:  Severe pain has been linked to depression, which raises the question of whether epidural analgesia (EDA) during childbirth is associated with a reduced risk of postpartum depression (PPD). This association has been explored previously, […]

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Uncategorized Published - 5 May, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Prevention of Early Postoperative Decline: A Randomized, Controlled Feasibility Trial of Perioperative Cognitive Training

AUTHORS: O’Gara, Brian P. MD, MPH et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: March 2020 – Volume 130 – Issue 3 – p 586-595 BACKGROUND:  Postoperative delirium and postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) are common after cardiac surgery and contribute to an increased risk of postoperative complications, longer length of stay, and increased hospital mortality. Cognitive training (CT) […]

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Uncategorized Published - 5 May, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
COVID-19 Brings Cytokine Storm

Author: Gina Shaw Anesthesiology News Some of the most severe cases of COVID-19—and many of those seen in younger patients—appear to be linked to a severe immune system overreaction called “cytokine release syndrome” or “cytokine storm,” and clinicians are scrambling to find treatments that can slow its deadly occurrence. A massive release of cytokine immune […]

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Uncategorized Published - 5 May, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Survival Rate of COVID-19 Patients on ECMO Machines are Three Times Higher Than On Ventilators

The Science Time The survival rate of patients with the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) placed on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) machines was three times higher than those who are a ventilator, according to a study. An ECMO machine allows the heart and lungs of a patient to rest by pumping and oxygenating a patient’s blood […]

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Uncategorized Published - 5 May, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Converting Peri-Anesthesia Care Units Into COVID-19 Critical Care Units

Anesthesiology News One Community Hospital’s Response Elisa Lund, MD Angela Whitten, CRNA, MSNA Rick Middleton, CRNA, MSN Jill Phlippeau, RN, MSN David N. Flynn, MD, MBA Wayne UNC Health Care Goldsboro, N.C. On April 11, 2020, the United States celebrated a major victory. Based on public health models,1 April 11 was predicted to be the peak […]

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